Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 9:27pm
The Carson City Public Works Department will give a presentation and conduct a workshop Thursday, March 14 to answer questions and take public comment regarding proposed plans to create a pedestrian-friendly environment on Carson Street through the downtown area.
The presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Center, Sierra Room. The public is invited to ask questions of Public Works staff regarding the project and provide comments regarding the conceptual plans.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 5:29pm
The Carson City Park and Recreation Commission meets tonight beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center, 851 East William Street. Go here for the agenda and here to watch it live.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 2:31pm
UPDATE: Wild horse advocates will hold a rally in front of the Nevada Legislature Thursday, March 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to protest the BLM's decision to remove a herd of 11 wild horses from the area. The advocates say the want the horses, picked up from the BLM last week, to be put back into the wild. The BLM contends the horses have been problematic and pose a safety hazard.
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The Humane Society of the United States is the latest animal rights organization to denounce the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to remove a small band of wild horses located east of Carson City, Nev., in the Pine Nut Herd Management Area.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 1:03pm
Permits will be available March 11 for opening burning that will run from March 16 to April 14, the Carson City Fire Department announced Tuesday.
The open burn period gives residents in the city an opportunity to dispose of accumulated weeds and yard debris. In order to make this a safe experience, the Carson City Fire Department requires a burn permit and valid permit number before residents are allowed to to burn. Permits will be issued on a walk-in basis at the following locations:
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 10:24am
CARSON CITY — Nevada Senate Republicans called on the Legislature today to both remove the mining industry’s constitutional tax protections and find a way to increase taxes on the industry as an alternative to the margins tax ballot initiative.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 10:18am
For John Bragg Jr., his haircut was bittersweet. On one hand, he hated long hair, but he had been letting it grow out since his sister had died after an apparent road-rage incident.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 3:57am
Carson City firefighters battled a fully-engulfed blaze at an apartment complex early Tuesday morning that forced the evacuation of several residents.
The fire, reported at around 1:30 a.m., was at the Comstock Apartments, 1215 East Fifth Street near the corner of Parkland in Carson City. It began in a lower unit and spread to nearby apartments on the ground and top floor and into the attic. There were no reported injuries to any of the apartment tenants though one declined treatment for smoke inhalation, said Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi. No firefighters were hurt.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 5:02pm
A two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon in Carson City was reported at Carson and Robinson streets with at least one person taken to the hospital.
The accident was reported at 4:32 p.m. and involved two SUVs, with one flipping over on its side. The occupant of the vehicle on its side was able to get out and appeared to not have any injuries. Another motorist was taken by ambulance to Carson Tahoe Hospital. She was awake, alert and breathing, according to dispatch.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 3:08pm
CARSON CITY — Beginning today, Nevada no longer recognizes Arizona's concealed weapons permits, the Nevada Department of Public Safety announced.
At a Feb. 28 meeting of the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ association, the groups unanimously agreed to end the recognition of concealed weapon permits. According to a news release, the action was taken in accordance with Nevada Revised Statue 202.3689.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 1:00pm
It was only a matter of time before pop-cultural phenom the "Harlem Shake' arrived in Carson City and at Carson High School. Nevada Multimedia Productions captured this version of the Shake at Mr. Carson High pageant held Friday, March 1.
